Last-minute notice for tomorrow’s Green Holiday workshop at reDiscover, and advance notice for next week’s. From 12 -4 both days, $5/person.
Contact reDiscover for more information (310) 393-3636.
Mar Vista Elementary will be collecting electronic waste this Friday and Saturday for recycling and fund-raising. Help the school and clean your clutter – and do it Green-ly. Friday from 7:30 am – 9am, and Saturday from 11am – 2pm.
Mar Vista Elementary, 3330 Granville, Mar Vista 90066
Tonight, the Wise Power Use Expo will take place, with table presenters ready at 6:30pm, and speakers beginning at 7:30pm – at the Windward School campus. More detailed information can be found at their website.
Join City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and the Mar Vista Community Council Green Committee as they host the Wise Power Use Expo this coming Wednesday, November 3rd, beginning at 6:30pm at the Windward School Auditorium in Mar Vista.
This FREE event promises to present easy ways to save electricity and money, with speakers like Chris Paine, director of the films Who Killed The Electric Car? and The Revenge of the Electric Car, and Kevin O’Donnell of the Thread Collaborative, among others. 
Table presenters include Co-Opportunity, Danmer Insulating Shutter Systems, Constant Solar, Modaa, and the Sierra Club – LA Beyond Coal, among others, and there will be a raffle with Energy-saving prizes, including a whole-house energy audit from Carbon Reduction Services valued at $499 and a $1000 gift certificate on solar installation from Constant Solar.
Pre-register Now for an EXTRA raffle ticket on the night of the event!
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Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Mar Vista 90066
This workshop is great for last-minute costume making! Check out my previous post for more details on the reDiscover DIY Halloween Costume Workshop. 
New today at the market: Organic Fuji apples at Cuyama Orchards’ booth,
and persimmons across the way. 
And they aren’t new, but Tenerelli’s peaches are delicious.
Today in the Green Booth, Jessica Fuglsby and Molly McHugh of SoCal Water$mart, a region-wide program of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 
were on hand letting the community know about rebates available for energy-efficient clothes washers, rotating sprinkler nozzles and weather-based irrigation controllers. You can learn more about the program and all the qualifying products on their website, BeWaterWise.com.
Have a Greener Halloween! At reDiscover Center you can construct a costume from the recycled materials they have in their warehouse. The workshops will run from 1-4pm on Sunday afternoons, and you have a choice of either 10/17 or 10/24. Cost is $15. Bring a T-shirt, hoodie or something like that to use as a base and during the workshop you’ll turn it into a unique creation.
Call or email to reserve a spot.
Saturday mornings at 10am there are Halloween Decoration workshops as well. Call for more info.
reDiscover Center 12958 Washington Blvd., Mar Vista 90066 (310) 393-3636 Mail@reDiscoverCenter.org
Open Neighborhoods is currently running its second Community Solar program and they’re having a reception this Thursday, October 7th, from 6pm – 9pm at epOxyGreen in Venice to present information. 
I participated in the first Community Solar program they ran, in 2009, and I highly recommend stopping by to check it out. It’s free, but you do need to RSVP – and here’s the link: GoSolar RSVP.
For more information, check out Open Neighborhoods Community GoSolar Program.
epOxyGreen, 2434 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 (310) 578-2123
I’ll be in the Green Booth at the Mar Vista Farmer’s Market this Sunday to talk about ideas for Greening Halloween. We’re making it a goal this year in our family to reduce the amount of plastic in our costumes and decorations, and there will be other moms on hand to talk about ways to reduce sugar in the treats we give out (and consume). 
Join me, Annie Barnes of Inspire the Change, and a booth full of Green Mar Vista Moms Sunday! Boo! Plus reDiscover Center will have a booth at the Market with recycled costume ideas.
See local solar installations up close and personally on Saturday, October 2nd at the West LA Solar Tour. The tour starts at 9am at Windward School, and wraps up at 3pm with a social event at the Electric Lodge in Venice. More details on the Open Neighborhoods website, including itinerary and rsvp details. 
Windward School, 11350 Palms Blvd., Mar Vista 90066
The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice 90291